SeekerAcer Aspire 5
Acer’s Aspire 5 has long been one of the most popular budget laptops you can buy. The 12th Gen model is a solid performer — but it’s expensive enough that it’s best purchased at a discount.
-- As reviewed by The Verge
Product details
- Powerful Productivity: 11th Generation Intel Core i3-1115G4 Dual Core processor delivers unmatched speed and intelligence, enabling impressive creating, productivity, and gaming experiences. With Turbo Boost Technology, get up to 4.1GHz for your high-demand applications. Connectivity Technology: Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, HDMI
- Visibly Stunning: Experience sharp details and crisp colors on the 15.6" Full HD IPS display with 82.58% screen-to-body, 16:9 aspect ratio and narrow bezels.
- Ergonomic Typing: Ergonomically designed hinge lifts the keyboard for comfortable typing, improved cooling, and a better sound experience.
- Internal Specifications: 8GB DDR4 on-board memory (1 slot available); 128GB NVMe solid-state drive storage (1 hard drive bay available) to store your files and media
- Acer's Purified.Voice technology, features enhanced digital signal processing to cancel out background noise, improve speech accuracy and far-field pickup, which not only makes calls clearer, but makes talking to Alexa easier than before.
- Using Alexa on your PC is as easy as asking a question. Just ask and Alexa can check your calendar, create lists, play music, answer questions, read the news and more.
- Secure Operating System: Windows 11 Home in S mode comes with advanced security features built right in, like protections against phishing and malicious software so you don't have to think twice when navigating to a new webpage or downloading an app.
PROS
+ Numpad on the keyboard
+ Nice design
+ Plenty of ports
+ Upgradable RAM and storage
CONS
- Poor battery life
- Dim 16:9 screen
- Clunky touchpad
- Very quiet audio
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Expert reviews and ratings
By The Verge on May 15, 2023
Acer’s Aspire 5 has long been one of the most popular budget laptops you can buy. The 12th Gen model is a solid performer — but it’s expensive enough that it’s best purchased at a discount.
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By Tom's Guide on January 19, 2021
The Acer Aspire 5 is a budget laptop that’s good in a pinch. But if you can hold out you can find something with much better battery life.
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By The Verge on December 02, 2020
The Acer Aspire 5 is a portable and affordable Windows laptop powered by Intel’s Core i5-1035G1. It’s a decent purchase for its low price, but you’ll get better performance and battery life if you can get your hands on an AMD model.
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By PCWorld on March 07, 2022
With its affordable price, decent performance, and robust build, the Acer Aspire 5 is a great budget option for most people.
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By TechRadar on June 14, 2022
Acer’s hype pitches the Aspire 5 almost as mobile workstation for video-editing work - in fact, this 14-inch model is an affordable entry-level laptop that provides respectable performance and battery life for the price.
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By TrustedReviews on April 19, 2018
The Aspire lineup is Acer’s everyday, middle-of-the-road range of laptops. Available in 15.6-inch or 17-inch variants, these models aren’t as thin and light as the company’s Swift laptops. Nevertheless, they offer good all-round performance, at prices ranging from £470 to £850.
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By NotebookCheck on April 08, 2020
At an affordable price, Acer's Aspire 5 A515-54G brings solid gaming performance and a brand new Comet Lake processor to your desk at home. Yet we hardly found any reason to complain in terms of the performance or the screen.
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By TechRadar on December 11, 2020
The Acer Aspire 5 is a mid-range laptop that ticks pretty much all the boxes you’d want for a day-to-day laptop: it performs most tasks well, plays media fine and has a very good battery life, all for a compelling price.
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By TrustedReviews on May 28, 2020
The Acer Aspire 5 is a laptop that lags behind 2020 competitors in a number of areas. The faults of other devices aren’t enough to recommend you pick up this budget laptop over stronger all-round machines
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